House Name Origin, Meaning and Family History

House Name Meaning: Habitatinal for someone who lived in a house or possibly occupational for a servant who worked in a household.

A majority of the population lived in cottages or huts.May indicate someone who owned his own dwelling rather than a tenant 'householder'.

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Surname Distribution

Census frequency by county

Name Concentrations Within England and Wales

House Surname Statistics


Top Professions for the House family

Profession Census Frequency
Scholar 888
Agricultural Labourer 97
General Labourer 76
Farmer 71
Domestic Servant 56
Dress Maker 50
Farm Labourer 39
Coal Miner 39
Labourer 36
Laundress 34
General Servant 32
Living On Her Own Means 31
General Servant Domestic 31
Living On Own Means 30
Carpenter 23
Gardener 22
House Keeper 20
General Domestic Servant 17
Clerk 16
Cook Domestic Servant 14
Agricultural Laborer 14
Blacksmith 14
Cook 13
Butcher 12
Baker 11

House Surname Variants Ranking

Rank Surname Match Census Frequency
1 House 100% 33,717
2 Hose 80% 1,987
3 Hase 60% 1,843
4 Huse 80% 1,458
5 Haas 40% 770
6 Hoase 80% 770
7 Hoose 80% 551
8 Hes 40% 505
9 Hues 40% 305
10 Haase 60% 278
11 Haise 60% 265
12 Hosie 60% 230
13 Hause 80% 173
14 Heise 60% 123
15 Hoos 60% 115
16 Hease 60% 113
17 Heas 40% 102

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The surname House is the most popular version of all its varients

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